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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1940 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium G3258 - 422 vs 378 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $51.36 vs $150.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.14 vs $0.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
378
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Matisse | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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